The Hades 2 Olympic Update brings new story content, a new boss fight, and a weapon I want to try immediately

The first major content update for Hades 2 early access is here, with new story beats, characters, and a boss fight to tackle.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

The Crossroads are getting bigger.

Developer Supergiant Games unveiled the first major content update forHades 2early access on Wednesday. Fittingly titled the Olympic Update, this is well beyond thesmaller updates that have previously been rolled out, with a bevy of new content including additional story beats, a new surface location, a new boss fight, and a wild new weapon for Melinoe to wield against the forces of Chronos.

It’s that latter point that has me the most excited, as it appears to be some kind of magical mech-suit-esque device? I need to try it out right now. You can check out an overview trailer for the Hades 2 Olympic Update below:

Best of all, the Olympic Update is now available, meaning you can hop in and download the patch right now throughSteamor theEpic Games Store.

Further down, you’ll find thefull patch notesfor the Olympic Update, though beware minor spoilers, especially if you haven’t finished everything currently available in Hades 2 early access. Fair warning, this update was seemingly named because there’s asheer mountain of patch notesto go through. If you’d prefer to listen to the patch notes, you canenjoy some narration here.

The next major update for Hades 2 is currently planned to arrive at some point in early 2025. The full game still does not have an exact release date, but when it does, I’ll be sure to let you know.

Highlights

Hades

Hades

Nocturnal Arms

Crossroads Cauldron

Altar of Ashes

Keepsakes

Boons and Blessings

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

Hexes and Path of Stars

Well of Charon

Shrine of Hermes

Foes and Dangers

Special Encounters

Animal Familiars

Level Design and Environments

Fated List of Minor Prophecies

Resources and Reagents

Oath of the Unseen

Art and Visual FX

Voice and Narrative

Music and SFX

Settings

Miscellaneous

Bug Fixes

Hades

In the first Hades, Prince of the Underworld Zagreus is attempting to escape his father’s titular domain. You’ll die and die again, but there are different ways of getting stronger as you continue pushing to reach the outside.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.